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> Would you mind re-explaining for me the difference between apoplectic> and apocalyptic? You used both of theose words in an answer as if> they were synonyms for each other or at least for something, and as> a result I am even more confusticated than I was perviously.>> I don't want the dictioonary definitions, but instead by what YOU mean,> Humpty-Dumpty and all.>> Oh, and you will be pleases to know that this time I left the> auto-corect truned off, so that my typographiucal errors won't get> changed into things I didn't moan to say. that sort of thing has> ruined my questions in the pass.

} Being apoplectic} can be quite hectic}} whereas apocalyptic} can be quite cryptic}} With auto-correct} one must genuflect}} on questions most terse} or worse, figuring out how properly rhythm a bad verse.}} You owl the Oracle a Stanza. Nissan preferred.

} The old answer is, "Mu."}} But you want the New Answer: "Yes. Why is a cow. Moo is on} first, and Cud's on second."}} You owe the Oracle a book you write yourself, entitled, "Abbot &} Costello is the new Zen."

} Truth be told, it's a systematic problem. We run out of easy questions} several years back and have been forced to create increasingly complex} questions, with all the cost that comes with that. We've exhausted} all the venues - sports questions, cat questions, dog questions,} questions about sandwiches, and so on. Our business area projects that} by 2019, 90% of questions will relate to particle physics, pre-Sumerian} archeology and financial derivatives (the only subject matter whose} complexity grows faster than our questions about it). Unless there's a} significant technological advance in daytime tv that creates more inane} subjects to ponder, we'll be out of business in 2021, if not sooner.

} Since I can't tell if you are referring to Java or JavaScript, I am} going to use python instead since its the languageof the gods} anyway, and I am one of them. The code you are trying to writeis:}} ------------} import random} print "Oh oracle most",} for i in range(1000):} print random.choice(["awesome",} "cool",} "all-knowing",} "nice",} "good",} "powerful",} "good-looking",} "enormous",} ---} "]),} print "This lowly supplicant has a question for you:"} print random.choice([">",} "how much wood would a wood chuck chuck if a} woodchuck could chuck wood",} "duos that girl like me",} "Why",} "I love you",} "Tell me something, and make it really funny, and} really long",} "Is it going to rain tommorow",} "What dye do you use for your hair",} "When is the next digest coming out?",} "Why is the sky blue",} "Please helo me. I qan't fignre out how to wrote} code in Java or script. N0thing works.here is a exsample."} ---} "]),} print "?"} print "thanx"} ------------}} you owe the oracle the result of this program.

} Ah, now this IS an interesting question! Thank you, mortal, for making} my otherwise dreary day more enjoyable by giving me such a devious and} well devised cryptogramic question.}} Now, lessee... first, run this through a sanitizing program to remove} the fluff meant to misdirect those who might try to decipher such a} message without truly knowing how.}} C:\Utilities\Defluff.exe question.txt /lvl=1 /attempts=15} /crypto=DES4096}} processing...} 10% complete} 20% complete} 22% complete} 84% complete} Completed. Results in answer.txt}} Ok, great. Now, to take answer.txt and convert that to binary.}} C:\Utilities\TxtToBin.com answer.txt -o binary.txt} Processing...complete.}} Ok, now to take THAT result, and switch back to EBCDIC.}} C:\Utilities\Bin2EBCDIC answer.bin} processing... complete.}} Great! Ok, now let's read the REAL question:}} Dear Oracle,} Help! I'm being held captive by a Nigerian Prince with a large supply} of cheap Viagra alternatives! How can I escape??} Love, Bill Nye, The Science Guy}} Great Scott! Ok Bill, calm down. The answer is easy if you take it} logically. Next time he approaches, discuss the graphic qualities of a} nude Hillary Clinton. Once the shock hits him, overpower him and} escape through the window on your left. NO, your other left! Once} free and before you leave the compound, look for and destroy every} single computer you find. Then, relay your coordinates to the United} States Missile Command. Explain your situation, then run like hell.} You'll have about 23 minutes.}} You owe the Oracle a more advanced operating system.

} Some teaches grade on a straight ball, but mostly they have different} types of curves.Here is a small sample of most common methods:}} The most common curve is the "Trick question." The teacher throws the} ball right at your hands where you studied hard for and are sure to} catch it, but when she grades you, you find the ball for some reason} ended up bouncing around the far side of the court. The technique} here involves twisting the ball towards the top right, making it go} left and down at the same time.}} A second method is the "Not on study guide". In this move, the teacher} throws the ball way out into the stands. You give up, thinking it's} out, just when it crashes hard into your jaw. The technique here is to} throw it at a light post, so it can bounce back into the stadium. Other} methods exist also.}} The third method is the "Both answers work." In this method, the ball} bounces left and right in such a random fashion that you will always} grab on your wrong side, except you never notice until the grading} is done. Trick is a spin to the left, and then using the force to} change the spins direction in mid air.}} The most common straight technique that actually works is the "T/F} disguised as a essay question" This technique involves aiming right} between the eyes, or right at the eye, of the student. The ball has} to be really fast, and is supposed to make you blink at just the} wrong moment.}} Be sure to be prepared for these techniques! Your grade could depend} on it.}} You owe the oracle that you and 20 friends take the SAT in November} and get a bad grade so mine is relatively higher.

} That is a pie table. The model shown rolls about on casters, providing} greater value but less precision. Although the view you presented shows} only two wheels, there are actually four, which is the usual} approximation if the pie is evenly rounded. (The usual rounding of pie} to three (or more vulgarly to three and a seventh) is odd, and gives} rise to the euphemism of "swearing the circle.")}} The value for pie (or four pie, for purists) is useful when computing} "pie are square".}} You owe the Oracle four pie: Blueberry, Apple, Custard, and Pumpkin.

} Well, on the South Pole, there are only penguins, and they don't say} much. On the Northpole, you would be attempting to communicate with a} polar bear - be aware that this is a crime in Norway - and promptly} get eaten.}} Hawaiian seems like a much bette choice.}} You owe the Oracle an OS replacing Tux the Penguin with some much less} nerdy Hula Hula girls.